Bjorn: The (Racist) Odd Duck?

Bjorn, a Norweigan 40-something Business Consultant from Edina contacted me initially with a very generic message that went something like this:

Hello, you seem to be very interesting. I do not believe in chemistry through profiles, would you like to have coffee soon? I hope you email back.

I emailed Bjorn once, and said sure let's do it..coffee sounded great! We were set to meet the next week at a small cafe in Edina. Since I was talking with Mo and Max right around the same time, I didn't pay much attention to this one until he emailed me back this message:

"I see on your profile you like African-American male. I am not African-American male and I do not wish to meet you any longer for coffee because of this. Bjorn."

I replied to Bjorn, letting him know that I am open to dating men of any race, as long as he was a gentle, respectful, loving person. I took it a few steps further and told Bjorn that everyone, no matter their race or creed is human and seeks out the same needs in life, above all, to be loved. Everyone is entitled to that right the day they are born. Justice and racial relations are very near and dear to my heart, as Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King, Jr. were my first idols, next to my mother, grandmother, and older brother Pat. I told him that things happen in the world and evil and hurt exist, but it's no reason to hate another person because of who they were born to be. I couldn't believe someone would say that to another person!

After I schooled Bjorn in justice and love, I concluded that match is jam-packed FULL of crazy people, completely desperate to find what they are looking for--what was Bjorn looking for? A cold fish??? GO FISH.

Would you guys believe this...Bjorn texted me two days later. He asked if we still wanted to meet up. I was like---NO. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? He said no! He said he still liked me, and I told him that's nice of him to say, but I'm not interested in dating someone with so much hate and prejudice in their heart.

Sounds like Bjorn needs to listen to a little Michael Jackson...namely "Man in the Mirror" and also "Black or White." Couldn't hurt.